Coin-controlled mechanism



Oct. 27 1925.

1,558,497 R. H. PEAsE COIN `COITROLJJED MECHANI SM.

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lunchbox Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT ortica RAYMOND H. PEASE, OF CI'ICVSrQ, ILLINOIS, A-SSIGNORTO CHARLES MAL-OUF, OF

.GHIECAGQ ILLINOIS. y

COIN-,CONTROLLED MEGHANISM.

Application mea octoberev, 1921, serial No. 510,713.

To all who/m, z5 may concern.'

Be it known that I, RAYMOND H. Pnnsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chi-- cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Mechanism, of which he following 'is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in coin controlled mechanisms, one object of the invention being the yprovision of a savings bank embodying a clock, in which a coin controlled feature is introduced to make it compulsory to insert a coin or coins to rewind the clock, thus providing a useful means to encourage savings.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a simplecoin controlled means whereby the winding arbor of a clock is primarily released through the introduction of a coin and the manipulation of a means for engaging the coin so that the operator may wind the clock which is prevented from such action without the use of a coin.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a device of this character in which one of a plurality of sizes of coins is interposed to set in motion the actuated means, the larger coin always being the interposed medium.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a coin savings bank with a compulsory saving feature having a lock, the key to which may be retained by a bank or other suitable depository.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a clock savings bank.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 1 0, are rear elevations of the closure plate, showing the mechanism in successive positions.

Figure 11 is a detail of a part of the mechanism.

Figure 12 is a similar view of another portion of the mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral indicates the clock frame enclosing a clock 11 and provided with a rear closure 12, secured to the frame by suitable locking members 14 and 15. An entrance closure 16 may be provided adjacent the closure lock for access thereto and may be provided with ,a

lock 17, the bank.

Secured as at 18 to the winding arbor 19 of the clock, and carried by the rear closure plate on a stub shaft 2O having an external linger piece 21, is aratchet member 22, normally held from rotation by pivoted detents 23 and 24, actuated by springs 25 and 26.

Slidably mounted on the closure plate between guides 27 is a plate member 28, having a longitudinal slot 29 for a headed pin 30, to prevent lateral movement of the slide. An enlarged portion 31 secured to the slide at one end, is provided with a plurality of coin recesses 32 in line with similar recesses in an enlarffed portion 34 of the finger slide 35, said finger sliding in Contact with and along the face of slide 28, and projecting through the enlarged portion 31, being held in place by a pin 48.

A pivoted detent 36 held in engagement key to-,which may be held by a with the edge ofthe plate 28 by the aforesaid spring 26 engages a recess 37 in the edge of the plate when the slide is moved to contact with the detent 23. A cam face 38 on the finger slide releases the detent 36 from the recess 37. t

A slot 39 in the closure plate is covered by a knob or handle 40 attached at 41 to the enlargement 34. Springs 42 and 43 are secured to the closure plate at 44 and 45 and return the parts to normal.

A coin entrance is provided at 46. The det-enty 36 has an angular contact nose portion 36a for engaging the recess 37, and a rounded or cam nose portion 36b for 'contacting with the cam face 38, as clearly shown in Figure 11, and is provided with a pin projection 47 for attaching the spring 26.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that the operation of the mechanism is substantially as follows:

The winding arbor of the clock being normally locked by the ratchet and detents, the holder of the clock must insert a coin or slug C, of the proper size through the entrance 46 into its proper position between the alined recesses 32 and 33 as shown in Figure 4.

The entrance 46 is so positioned, as shown in Figure 5, that shoul-d the slides be actuated without any articlebeing inserted, or, should a knife blade or other article vnot the proper size be inserted, the slides could not be operated beyond a position which would unlock one ot the detents, the other detent remaining locked.

The proper size coin being inserted and the linger piece pushed to the left, the first detent is disengaged by the finger as shown in Figure 6. Upon being pushed farther to the extreme left as. shown in` Figure 79 both detents are disengagedfrom the ratchet, by thel member 28 and slide linger 35, and the Winding arbor may be turned by the finger piece 2l.

Vhen the clock has been Wound the linger is removed from the actuating` member and the springs 42 and il?) startto return the parts. Slide 28 is caught by the detentY 36, as shown in Figure 8, and held until the spring 4 3 moves the linger 35, and the coin recessed enlargement to drop the coin as shown in Figure 9, sub.-

sequent to Which the cani face 3S removes the detent 36 from the recess 3? in the plate 28, as shown in Figure 1G, thus allowing` the 'spring Ll-Qto return the plate to its norT mal position.

What claim as new is:

l. ln combination With a cloci and a clock casing, a lock-retained closure Jfor the casing carrying a ratchet fixed to the Winding arbor of the clock, spring-pressed pivoted detents engaging the ratchet7 a spring-returned manually slidable member for engaging one of said d'etents, said member carrying at one end a plurality or' coin-receiving slots, a spring-returned `manually slidable member for releasing the other ot saidV detents, said second member carrying at one end a plurality oi coin-receiving slots and a handle projecting through the closure plate for manipulation from the outside ot the clock-frame.

2. In combination With a clock and a clock casing, a lock retained closure for the casing carrying a ratchet fixed to the Winding arbor ot the clock; spring pressed pivoted detents engaging the ratchet; aspring returned` manually slidable member for releasing one of' said ratchet engaging detents, said releasing member carrying at one end a plurality of coin receiving slots, and a locking recess; a spring actuated detent or engagement with said recess; a spring returned manually slidable member for releasing the other ot said ratchet engaging detente, said releasing member carrying at one end a plurality of coin receiving slots and a handle projecting through the closure plate tor manipulation from the outside ot the clocl; frame and at the other end a cam face for releasing the spring actuated detent from the locking recess aforesaid.

In testimony Whereot- I affix my signature.

RAYMOND H. PEASE. 

